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Group and Categorize with Flight (Pre-K) Aircraft Puzzles Junior Engineering Teams (Grades: K – 3) Gyrocopter Drop: Understanding Scientific Phenomena (Grades: 1 – 2)
Aircraft Puzzles Junior Engineering Teams (Grades: K – 3) Gyrocopter Drop: Understanding Scientific Phenomena (Grades: 1 – 2) Drag, Parachutes and the Candy Bomber (Grades: 2 – 3) Balloon Rockets (Grades: 2 – 4) Kite Meteorology (Grades: 2 – 4) Remote Sensing Lesson 1 (Grades: 2 – 4) Remote Sensing Lesson 2 (Grades: 2 – 4) Remote Sensing Lesson 3 (Grades: 2 – 4) Social Studies and Lit with the Tuskegee Airmen Story (Grade 3) Math with Flight Paths (Grades: 3 – 4) Sled Kite Perimeter Parallel and Perpendicular (Grades: 3 – 4) Engineering Design Challenge Straw Glider I LP (Grades: 3 – 5) Mathematics with Basic Airplane Motion (Grades: 3 – 5) Angles and Symmetry in Paper Airplanes (Grade 4) Aviation Rules: Direction, Degrees, and Altitude (Grade 4) Ohio's Contribution to Flight (Grade 4) The Wright Brothers: Twelve Seconds that Changed the World (Grade 4) Math and Science with a Flying Disc (Grades: 4 – 5)
Engineering Design Challenge Straw Glider I LP (Grades: 3 – 5) Mathematics with Basic Airplane Motion (Grades: 3 – 5) Math and Science with a Flying Disc (Grades: 4 – 5) Books & Balloons Literature Science Math (Grade 5) Changing the Center of Gravity LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Determining the Center of Gravity LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Distance, Rate and Time LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Engineering Design Challenge Aircraft Structure LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Engineering Design Challenge Propellers LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Math with Gliders (Grades: 5 – 6) Mathematics with Airlift Missions (Grades: 5 – 6) Parachutes and Drag LP (Grades: 5 – 6) Statute and Nautical Miles Conversions (Grades: 5 – 6) Mathematics with Airlift Missions - Fuel Capacity (Grades: 5 – 7) Parachutes, Circles and Pi (Grades: 5 – 7) Forces and Motion: The Bernoulli Principle and Flight (Grades: 5 – 8) Math and Science with a Model Hot Air Balloon I (Grades: 5 – 8) Neutral Buoyancy Challenge LP (Grades: 5 – 8) Summarizing Distributions with Paper Airplane Flights LP (Grades: 5 – 8) Dichotomous Keys and Aircraft Classification (Grade 6) Mathematics of Flight Glide Slope I (Grades: 6 – 7) Scale and Ratio Using Aircraft (Grades: 6 – 7) Cyber Security and Protection (Grades: 6 – 8) Engineering Design Challenge Flight Suits (Grades: 6 – 8) Engineering Design Challenge Straw Glider II LP (Grades: 6 – 8) Forces on a Wing: The Coanda Effect (Grades: 6 – 8) Math and Science with a Diamond Kite (Grades: 6 – 8) Math and Science with a Model Hot Air Balloon II (Grades: 6 – 8) Math and Science with Space Food (Grades: 6 – 8) Microgravity LP (Grades: 6 – 8) Parachutes: Surface Area or Shape (Grades: 6 – 8) Mosaic Mural Mathematics (Grades: 6 – 8) Satellite Math (Grades: 6 – 8) Scale and Ratio with Paper Airplanes (Grades: 6 – 8) Sled Kite Proportions LP (Grades: 6 – 8) Weight and Balance Forces (Grades: 6 – 8) Weight and Balance Forces Expanding Applications (Grades: 6 – 8) Science and Math with a Double-Pocket Sled Kite LP (Grades: 7 – 8) Mathematics of Flight Headwinds and Tailwinds (Grades: 7 – 8) Propellers: Forces and Energy (Grades: 7 – 8) Math and Science with a Balsa Airplane (Grades: 7 – 9) Engineering Design Challenge Create a Flying Machine (Grades: 8 – 12) Math and Science with a Fighter Kite (Grades: 8 – 12) Motion and Forces on a Boomerang (Grades: 8 – 12)
Math and Science with a Balsa Airplane (Grades: 7 – 9) Motion and Forces on a Boomerang (Grades: 8 – 12) Engineering Design Challenge Create a Flying Machine (Grades: 8 – 12) Math and Science with a Fighter Kite (Grades: 8 – 12) Centripetal Forces and Satellite Orbits (Grades: 9 – 12) Cold War Propaganda (Grades: 9 – 12) Cuban Missile Crisis LP (Grades: 9 – 12) Forces and Motion: How an Airplane Achieves Lift (Grades: 9 – 12) Gyrocopter Drop: Describing Rotary Motion (Grades: 9 – 12) Gyrocopter Drop: Producing Rotary Motion (Grades: 9 – 12) Kites and Trigonometry LP (Grades: 9 – 12) Math and Science with a Helium Balloon (Grades: 9 – 12) Math with Altitude and Atmospheric Pressure (Grades: 9 – 12) Mathematics of Flight Crosswinds (Grades: 9 – 12) Mathematics of Flight Glide Slope II (Grades: 9 – 12) Mathematics with the Altitude of an Aircraft (Grades: 9 – 12) Physics with a Catapult Airplane (Grades: 9 – 12) Propulsion and Newton's Third Law (Grades: 9 – 12) Rocket Kinematics or Energy (Grades: 9 – 12) Rocket Physics (Grades: 11 – 12)
Plan your School or Youth Group visit by contacting us at nationalmuseum.mut@us.af.mil.
Box lunches can be arranged for delivery to your group visit Monday - Friday through the 88th Force Support Squadron. Links to box lunch order forms are below. Please contact us at nationalmuseum.mut@us.af.mil or 937-255-8048 prior to scheduling delivery of boxed lunches.
*Please note that box lunch delivery is not available on Saturdays or Sundays.
Student Boxed Lunches Adult Boxed Lunches
A Force For Good: Humanitarian Exhibit Blackbirds Close Air Support Cold War Aircraft Critters in the Museum Fun with Flight Helicopters Korean War Aircraft Launch into Space Memphis Belle MIG-Alley Planes with animal names Presidential Aircraft Southeast Asia War Aircraft Space USAF Acquisitions WWII Non-US Manufactured Aircraft WWII US Manufactured Aircraft
These word searches can be conducted on own at home, along with the museum’s virtual tour, or while touring the museum in-person.
A-10 A-10 353rd Fighter Squadron A-10 353rd Fighter Squadron Patch AC-130A Spectre Apollo Command Module B-1B Lancer B-1B Lancer with Nose Art B-1B Boss Hawg Nose Art B-2 Spirit B-2 Spirit with Fire and Ice artwor Fire and Ice artwork from B-2 B-17F Memphis Belle B-57B Canberra Berlin Wall sections BF 109G-10 BF 109G -10 Nose Art BF 109G-10 with Nose Art C-20B CH-3E Black Mariah F-117A Nighthawk F-4C F-4C with Patch F-15A Streak Eagle F-86A F-86D F-94C F-104 Starfighter Gemini HH-3E Jolly Green Giant KC-97L Stratofreighter Mercury Mig-15 P-47D P-47D with Nose Art P-47D Nose Art SR-71 Blackbird SR-71 Blackbird with tail art SR-71 Crew Tail art from SR-71 Stumpy John Silver Tarantula, Gecko, and Dragon Fly Vittles the dog X-1B X-15A-2 XB-70 Valkyrie XB-70 Valkyrie over Mt. Rushmore YF12A
All visitors may be screened with a metal detector upon entry. In addition all bags are subject to search and may be placed through an X-Ray machine. Weapons are not permitted including pocket knives and firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons.
Prohibited Items: - Firearms* - Knives - Box cutters - Food and Soda Drinks - Alcohol - Coolers - Backpacks * Firearms, to include conceal carry and other dangerous weapons, are specifically prohibited in Federal facilities in accordance with 18 USC §930 (c) Permitted Items: - Water bottles (clear, sealed bottle, up to 20 oz.) - Purses - Camera bags - Diaper bags - Strollers - Service animals Please note the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force is not responsible for items left in vehicles. Click here for frequently asked questions regarding items permitted inside the museum.
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